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¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§ @ @ ¨  @ @ ¨ @ @ LYING @ @ ¨ @ @ ¨ @ @ ¨ §§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨§§§¨§§§§§ @   @   ¨   IN   MY   ROOM,   @    @   ¨ ¨§§¨§§§§¨§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ @ ARMS FLOPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED. §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§ @  @  ¨  SOMETHING POKING MY LEFT  HAND, §§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
§§§§§¨¨¨§§ @      @     ¨      SOMETHING     SLIMY, ¨§§§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§ @ @  ¨  SLITHERING  AROUND  THE FINGERS, §¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨§§¨§§§¨ @   @   ¨   UP   THE   ARM.    @   @   ¨ §¨§¨§§§§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ IS  IT  DRUG-FUELED   APATHY?   @   @  ¨ §§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨§¨§§§ @   @   ¨   I   DON'T  MOVE   THE   ARM. ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§¨¨§§§§¨¨¨ @    @    ¨    @    @    ¨    @    @   ¨ ¨¨§§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§ WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S TASTING  ME, @ @ ¨ ¨§¨§¨§§§§§
§§§¨¨§§¨§¨ IT   MOVES    FURTHER   UP,   @    @   ¨ §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨§§§§ REACHES    THE    ARMPIT.    @    @    ¨ ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§§§¨¨¨§ I  TURN  MY  HEAD  TOWARD  IT.  @  @   ¨ ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§ @    @    ¨   LOOKS    LIKE    SEAGRASS. ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨ @  @  ¨   IT'S   KINDA  CUTE.   @   @  ¨ ¨§§§§¨§§§¨
§¨¨§¨§§§¨§ @    @    ¨    @    @    ¨   @    @    ¨ §¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
§¨§§§¨¨§§§ @  @ ¨ ONCE  IT'S UP  MY NECK AND  ON MY §¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨ FACE,    I    BITE    IT.    @    @    ¨ §¨§§§§§§¨§
¨§¨§§§§¨¨§ @ @  ¨ THE TEXTURE  IS  LIKE  THAT OF  A §§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨§¨ JUICY      @       @      ¨       GRAPE, ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§§§ @ @  ¨ AND THE  SQUISH TASTES LIKE SWEET §§¨¨¨§§§§§
¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨§ @    @   ¨    @   @   ¨   CUCUMBER.    ¨ ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§§§¨¨¨§¨ @ @ ¨ IT'S VERY GOOD. @ @ ¨ AND I @ @  ¨ §§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨ SUCK   MORE   OF   IT   IN.   @    @   ¨ ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨§§ @    @    ¨    CHEW    IT.    @   @    ¨ §¨§§§¨§§¨§
§§§¨§§§§¨§ @ @ ¨ THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. §§¨¨§§¨§§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨ @    @    ¨   @    @    ¨    @    @    ¨ ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§ @   ~  APATHY  GONE,   I  SIT  UP.  @  ~ §§§§§¨§¨¨¨
§§§§¨§§§¨§ @ ~   THE  TENDRILS ARE STUCK  UNDER @ ~ ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§ @  ~ MY SHIRT, @  ~  ENTERING BY THE ARM ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨ AND  EXITING  THROUGH THE  COLLAR.  @  ~ ¨¨§§¨§§¨§§
¨§§§§§§¨¨¨ @  ~  THIS MAKES IT HARD  FOR ME TO PUSH ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§ MORE   OF  IT   IN   MY   MOUTH.   @   ~ §§§¨§§¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨ @ ~ I  MAKE TO REMOVE THE SHIRT, BUT THE ¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§¨§§§¨ SEAGRASS FINALLY PROTESTS WHEN  I TRY TO ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§§§¨¨§¨ MOVE     MY     LEFT     ARM.    @     ~ §§§¨§§§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§§ @   ~  SO  -  EATING  IT  IS  OK,  @   ~ ¨¨§§¨¨§§§§
§§§¨§§§¨¨¨ @  ~ @ ~  MOVING  IT  IS  NOT. @  ~ @  ~ ¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
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